Originally Posted by
ManaAdaSystem
Do you have an agenda against Boeing?
The above is not related to my comments, but this question highlights an important point. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone. The question is whether that agenda is trying to be objective, focused on identifying and solving the real causes of the problems, honestly, in good faith, with safety absolutely first and foremost...or is it a subjective, biased agenda (biased either way)? When suspicions arise about corners being cut because the accountants don't like the numbers, or that regulatory bodies may be biased in favour of a manufacturer, or vise versa, then rather than jumping to conclusions or dismissing such suggestions out of hand, or being a 'fanboy' for heaven's sake, everything needs to be examined cooly and calmly to get to the truth.
Richard Feynman's role in the Rogers Commission into the Challenger disaster is an example of cutting through agendas to show that not only the Swiss cheese holes lined up, but also that the knowledge and skills to make and use the stuff in the first was lacking to a calamitous extent. He famously said; "
For a successful technology...reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." Shuttle launches were suspended until changes were made not only to rocket boosters, but also protocols, systems, etc. In these circumstances being pro-Boeing or anti-Boeing is idiotic beyond belief.
Over three decades later, we have social media to propagate agendas at the speed of light. Many PAX see the news, read tweets and texts and worry about the plane they're booked on. They jam phonelines, apparently. In response Kayak now lets users exclude the Max 8 from searches
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-bo...-idUKKBN1QU1AW
Any way you look at this Boeing, and airlines using the Max 8, have a major problem and one where timescales of investigation and the 24 hour news agenda don't align. Be that as it may, we must give the investigators the space to do a thorough, objective job. If the Max 8 is grounded for many months, so be it. The prospect and consequences of a third similar incident without fully understanding the Lion Air and ET crashes would be unforgivable.